Where is Belize island located?

So you’re here because you’ve heard about Belize but aren’t sure where it is located. I have good news, you’re not alone; almost two million people from around the world search for the phrase: where is Belize on a monthly basis, and this is on Google alone. The same goes for even popular countries such as Costa Rica, with 11 million people searching for it on a monthly basis. Hopefully, soon Belize will also command that amount of searches.

Belize is located in Central America, which is also part of North America. Central America is the narrow piece of land bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the West and the Caribbean Sea on the East, and connects North America to South America. This subcontinent consists of seven countries, the Spanish speaking nations of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama; and due to the fact that Belize was once a British colony, it is English speaking.

If you were to point out Belize on a map, it is situated immediately below Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula (think Cancun and Playa Del Carmen), West of Guatemala and North of Honduras. The Caribbean Sea borders the country to the East.

In Northern Belize, you find the and .

takes up Western Belize.

Source: www.belizeadventure.ca

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